The memory of the passionate years of the Zhou Tang Aqueduct

An aqueduct, also known as an elevated aqueduct, is an overhead water conveyance structure that spans streams, roads, and hills, mainly for conveying water flow. Under the special historical background of the 1960s and 1970s, the aqueduct has long jumped out of the scope of water conservancy and has had a very important impact on Chinese cultural history, architectural history, and social history. The Zhou Tang Aqueduct located in Pingle Er Tang is a product of the "Agriculture Learning Dazhai" period. The original design: 1340 meters long, a total of 35 spans. Among them, the largest span is a span of 70 meters. Construction started in 1976, the main arch ring was completed in 1978, and the small arch was completed in August 1979. According to the Pingle County Chronicle, on September 3, 1979, the 18th and 19th collapsed, affecting 19~22, 17~12 a total of 10 spans, and the span arch and trough piers of the 450-meter aqueduct all collapsed. Ten workers died on the spot and five were seriously injured. After that, the aqueduct was abandoned. In the blink of an eye, more than 40 years have passed, the passion of that year, the blood of that year, all buried in history, buried in the memory of a generation... Pay high tribute to the hardworking ancestors. There are many aqueducts at home and abroad, and they have now become memories of history. Some places' aqueducts have become cultural landscapes for people to pursue history. Some aqueducts have become historical relics, and many literati and ink guests and photography enthusiasts will visit to feel the atmosphere of that magnificent era and pursue the spiritual memory of that era. 🚗Transportation: Navigate to Pingle Er Tang. You can also take public transportation. 🏨Food, accommodation and play suggestions: There are homestays and 🍜restaurants locally, you can go for a walk by the Rongjin River nearby, appreciate the thousand-year-old banyan in the nearby Rongjin Ancient Town, and you can also go to Moon Mountain for fun. Pingle Eighteen Brew and Pingle Oil Tea are the must-eat and drink delicacies in Pingle.